Irish Sailing Women at the Helm

Take the Helm, Join the Fun

Great Sailing, Teamwork and Craic

Women at the Helm is about stepping up, leading the way and supporting others to take the helm and be the best that they can be ... on and off the water.

This event gives all sailing women an annual sailing goal and encourages a move from shore to boat, crew to helm or club event to regional event.  

Female helms currently stand out from the crowd in our sport -
let’s change that and make women helms the norm !

Save the date and look at linking up with 2 other boats from your club and enter as a team of 3 for the Club Team Perpetual Trophy - Ireland's FIRST Club Perpetual.

Official Notice Board

Protest of J80 3, The Georgettes by Jamiroquai J80, 743. Convening at 15:15.

Social


Friday 26 August

  • Delicious Buffet Dinner served @ 18:30 / 19:00

    • With a variety of scrumptious mains and side dishes to choose from, followed by a trio of desserts, coffee & tea €28 payable by tap or cash on the night
  • "Choosing Your Route" Talk 20:00

Join a relaxed talk with five incredible female sailors sharing some of the highlights of their sailing journeys so far, the hurdles they faced, the support they welcomed and the goals they have set for themselves … with Joan Mulloy, Christine Heath, Laura Dillon, Dianna Kissane and Carla Fagan, with a foreword from Pamela Lee. (read more here)

  • Book your place directly with National Yacht Club on manager@nyc.ie 

    • space is limited, we strongly advise you book - talk free, pay for supper on the night

Saturday 27th Aug

  • 1630 (ish) Gin and Prosecco Welcome Ashore courtesy of Sia Partners

  • 1700 BBQ on the deck

    • €15 for all, pay on the night by tap or cash
  • 20:00 DJ and dancing

What is Women at the Helm?

 

Women at the Helm is an event with racing and cruising, combined with plenty of camaraderie and craic  ...

  • Women helms aged 16 + are invited to join.
  • Keelboat racing.
  • Keelboat white sailors welcome.
  • All sizes of keelboats are welcome.
  • Women take the helm and the lads are welcome to crew (with a maximum of 50/50 on board)
  • Prizes for Under 25 teams, all women teams, over 60s and by class.

The Women at the Helm likes to be as environmentally friendly as possible and in 2019 the event won the prestigious Clean Regattas Platinum Award and we are aiming for Platinum again for 2022.

Women at the Helm also has the added interest of Ireland's only club team perpetual trophy - enter 3 boats representing your club and bring home the Roy Family Trophy.

Crews and Helms


If you don't have a boat or don't have a crew reach out and we will try and match you up

CREW looking for a BOAT
BOATS looking for CREW
HELMS looking for a BOAT

or if you just want to be kept in the loop of event information

COMPLETE OUR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FORM HERE

Roy Family Trophy


Individual entries can then create a team of three boat and enter as a team to represent their club to be in the running to win this amazing perpetual trophy made from bog woods and copper. The Roy Family Trophy is Ireland's only sailing inter-club perpetual trophy. Let's get tribal.

Winning clubs so far are Royal St George Yacht Club 2019 and Royal Cork Yacht Club 2021. Which club will win 2022?

THE ROY FAMILY TROPHY
By CELTIC ROOTS

Ideas to Support More Women to Take the Helm in Your Club or Centre


If you would like to encourage more women to take the helm in your club, class or centre, here are a few ideas you may like to consider ...

  1. Promote to this event to your members
  2. Encourage the move from Crew to Helm with Crew Swaps
  3. Give Your Club Team Support
  4. Support with Boat Charter
  5. Organise Club Training
  6. Boat Share
  7. Contact your Local Sports Partnership for support
  8. Share your stories of Women at the Helm on social media and news
  9. 20x20 Visibility is important, so share images
  10. Invite more women on to committees to inspire the next generation
  11. Develop more female Race Officials
  12. Powerboat Driving Training for Women
  13. Encourage Sailors to move from Club to Local to Regional to National Events

Sustainability

 

This event will be ECO friendly with reusable signs, no unnecessary printing, no single use plastic and easily accessible hydration.

We invite you to car pool, take the train or dig our your bike (we have secure bike racks ready for you). Two free electric car spaces are available right outside the club too.

Registered Sailors for the Sea Clean Regatta and aiming for PLATINUM.

Full details HERE

Class Allocation

@ 13:30 27 Aug 2022

PENNANTS WILL BE PROVIDED AT REGISTRATION

CRUISERS 1

Green Pennant

Sail No

J109 Ruth 1383

J109

Dear Prudence

1095

J109 Jalapeno 5109
J99

Snapshot

1699

Dehler36SQ Shearwater

7677

J97

Windjammer

2597

IMX38

EXcession

1880

J122

Aurelia

35950

First 50

Checkmate XX

66

Beneteau 31.7

Kalamar

3171

Beneteau 31.7

After You Too

1310

 

CRUISERS 2

Blue Pennant

Sail No

Ruffian

Bandit

3333

Ruffian

Carmen

6043

Ruffian

Loco

7

Ruffian

Ripples

407

Ruffian

Ruff Diamond

155

Beneteau 28.5

Pamafe

2855

Beneteau 21.1

Small Wonder

7007

Beneteau 36.1

Calypso

5643

Sigma 33

Springer

4464

Shipman 28

Gusto

724

Bavaria 33

The Great Escape

1217

Dublin Bay 21

Naneen

6

Dublin Bay 21

Garavogue

4

First 260 Spirit Krypton 2600

 

SPORTSBOATS

Orange Pennant

Sail No

J80

Jamiroquai

743

J80

Joyride

995

J80

Hotdrop

2

J80

JayZ

433

J80

The Georgettes

3

J80

Jambiya

605

J80

Ladies of the Kite

726

RS21

RS21

291

1720

INSS

1

 

FLYING FIFTEENS

No Pennant

Sail No

 

Hera

3774

 

ffantastic mr ffox

3938

 

Perfect Ten

3995

 

Eleni

3737

 

Gruffalo

3864

  MaxV 3960
Women at the Helm 2022 Entry Registration

Previous Event Results

 

2021

TEAMS
VESSELS
HELM
ROY FAMILY TEAM TROPHY
RCYC Team Big Mac, Nieulargo, Tux
Celine McGrath, Annamarie Fegan, Mary OKeeffe
UNDER 25 WINNING TEAM
Jumbalaya - Royal Cork YC
Rebecca OShaughnessy
OVER 60s HELM
Tux - Royal Cork YC
Mary OKeeffe
ALL WOMEN CREW
Jumbalaya - Royal Cork YC
Rebecca OShaughnessy
WHITE SAIL 
1st
Magnet - Royal Cork YC
Fiorentina Carroll
WHITE SAIL
2nd
Big Mac - Royal Cork YC
Celine McGrath
WHITE SAIL
3rd
Plumbat - Royal Cork YC
Caroline Young
SPINNAKER
1st
North Star - Royal Cork YC
Fiona Young
SPINNAKER
2nd
Ya Gotta Wanna - Kinsale YC
Clionna ni Shuilleabhain
SPINNAKER
3rd
Tux - Royal Cork YC
Mary OKeeffe
SPORTS BOAT
1st
Royal Cork 1720 - Royal Cork YC
Jennifer Toettcher
SPORTS BOAT
2nd
Sovereign Sailing 1 - National YC
Ann Kirwan
SPORTS BOAT
3rd
Sovereign Sailing 2 - Schull Harbour SC
Eimear ORegan

 

2019

Winners and Gallery HERE